Alice in Chains – Rainier Fog Alice In Chains have always had a timeless quality to them. Although their style is invariably attached to the “Seattle Sound” of the early 1990s, outside of Facelift (1990), they’ve always felt like they were more borne of the scene than beholden to it.…

Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But while some of our Editors and Contributors sit down gleefully each week to dive into this newly stocked treasure…

February! What a month; it’s short, so everything seems stronger, more concentrated and condensed. It’s also historically a weird month for releases. January is over and done with so that “shine” of fresh and new wears off somewhat but the year hasn’t started really swinging like it will in late-March/April.…